According to sources from Myanmar Oil and Chemical Enterprise, the military council has ordered a five-fold increase in ammonium nitrate production from fertilizer factories across the country to manufacture high-explosive weapons and bombs for their offensive operations against revolutionary forces nationwide. The military council is demanding increased production of ammonium nitrate, a key component in the manufacturing of drone bombs, aircraft bombs, cluster bombs, and artillery shells, ordering production levels five times higher than normal.
Ammonium nitrate is a crucial chemical compound used in the production of explosives and is primarily manufactured in fertilizer factories. The military council has ordered all fertilizer factories nationwide to increase their ammonium nitrate production and directly supply the produced materials to weapons manufacturing facilities. The military council has also revived Fertilizer Factory No. 3 (Kyawswa), which had been shut down since 2010 due to natural gas shortages. Since August 2023, this factory has been producing ammonium nitrate raw materials for the manufacture of bombs and high-explosive artillery shells.
Currently, the military council is operating Fertilizer Factory No. 1 (Sale), Fertilizer Factory No. 2 (Kyunchaung), Fertilizer Factory No. 3 (Kyawswa), Fertilizer Factory No. 4 (Myaungdaga), and Fertilizer Factory No. 5 (Kangyidaunt) at full capacity to produce increased amounts of ammonium nitrate for the manufacture of high-explosive bombs and artillery shells. Revolutionary forces have assessed that this increase in ammonium nitrate production indicates the military council’s preparation for intensified offensive operations against resistance forces. This significant increase in the production of explosive materials demonstrates the military council’s escalation of its campaign against the revolutionary forces fighting for democracy in Myanmar.
